English UK guide

The English UK guide has been published. I'm visiting Morelia, Mexico again and had the good fortune of sharing a room at Hostal Allende with Jonny Gannon, who recently spent a year studying and teaching in Aguascalientes. When I first arrived at the hostel I heard Jonny speaking to a friend in Spanish and his accent was so good, I asked myself whether he was Mexican. It turns out he has a knack and in turn did an amazing French, Scottish, and then an American  accent. When doing the American accent, he pretended to be Steven, a Boston red-sox fan from Massachusetts, and to my American ears it was flawless. Perhaps to make me feel better about my inferior Spanish accent, he acknowledged that it is his forte and that he's less strong in audio comprehension. (My strength is audio comprehension due to my watching telenovelas and series.) 

Jonny studies Modern Languages at the University of South Hampton and speaks fluent French, Spanish, and German. After a demo he volunteered for the project and we recruited Simran Chadha, a friend of his who was staying at the same hostel. We had a a jolly good time recording the digestive system.

Update 9/20/2012

Johnny now lives in France and is writing a funny blog on his experiences there.

Comments

  1. AnonymousAugust 9, 2011 at 9:57 AM

    I would love to have the japanese guide expanded

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  3. learn german onlineFebruary 15, 2012 at 9:27 AM

    Yes, a great Japanese guide would be great. It is fairly easy to learn Japanese using algebraic letters only.

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  4. El ZorroMarch 15, 2012 at 5:18 PM

    Language Guide is a great site. Thank you for all Tom.

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    Learning foreign languages ​​is very important for us all. Thank you Tom!!!

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